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Karol Szymanowski Museum

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937), the most important Polish composer of the first half of the 20th century, was born in what’s now Ukraine and died in Switzerland. Read_on (No Comments)

Kornel Makuszyński Museum

Poland’s equivalent of Winnie-the-Pooh was a series of tales about an adventurous billy goat called Koziołek Matołek. Read_on (No Comments)

Reptile show

Aside from drunk people singing church hymns and teenage boys attempting head spins, one weirdo you might come across on Krupówki is a chap standing around with an albino python draped around his neck – frightening. Read_on (No Comments)

Tatra History Museum

Hidden away upstairs inside a nasty-looking modern building this rather fine museum, which unfortunately remains in Polish Read_on (No Comments)

Tatra Museum

A good introduction to both the culture and wildlife of the region, Zakopane’s charming Tatra Museum features two floors Read_on (No Comments)

Tatra National Park Visitor Centre

A small collection dedicated to the Tatra National Park and the things found within it. Alas again mostly only in Polish, exhibits Read_on (No Comments)

Torture Museum

Step in here and you’ll find exactly why people were once so wary of the inquisition. This two room affair features original pieces of misery in the first room, and then reproductions out back – all of which are bloody creepy. Read_on (No Comments)

Zakopane Style Museum

Also known as Willa Koliba and dating from 1894, Stanisław Witkiewicz’s landmark wooden villa was the first building in Zakopane to be built using the newly devised Zakopane Style. Read_on (No Comments)